Klondike Solitaire Unblocked
Seven columns, one card per flip and as many passes through the deck as you need.
What is Klondike Solitaire?
Klondike Solitaire is the classic one-player patience game. The deal puts 28 cards into seven columns and leaves the remainder in a stock, and you build down in alternating colors while flipping hidden cards. The aim is to move all 52 cards onto four foundation piles, one per suit, from Ace to King.
- Category
- Card & Board Games
- Players
- 1 player
- Plays on
- Phone, tablet & desktop
- Input
- Mouse, Touch, Keyboard
- Made by
- Christopher Müller
- Checked
Klondike Solitaire is the card game that taught generations of computer users to click and drag, and it still holds up because every deal feels winnable until the very end. This version comes from the PaperGames project by Christopher Müller and makes two friendly choices: you flip one card at a time, and you can cycle the stock without limit. It also skips dragging entirely. You tap a card, then tap its destination. Play it unblocked on a laptop, a tablet or even an e-reader, since its high-contrast cards were made for monochrome screens.
Setting Out the Cards
Seven columns are dealt from left to right. The first gets one card, the second two, and so on up to seven in the last. Each column shows just its uppermost card, and the 24 remaining cards form the stock in the corner.
Inside the columns, you build downward in alternating colors: a red 10 on a black Jack, a black 4 on a red 5. A correctly ordered face-up run can be picked up and moved as one block. Whenever a move exposes a face-down card, it turns over automatically.
An empty column is special: it accepts nothing but a King, or a run headed by a King.
A tap on the stock moves a single card face up to the waste. Its top card can go to a column or a foundation. When the stock is empty, tap its place to flip the waste back over and go again.
The four foundations begin with Aces and climb by suit to Kings. Put all 52 there and the game is won.
Klondike Solitaire controls
| To do this | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select a card or a face-up stack | Tab to the card, then Enter or Space | Click the card | Tap the card |
| Put the selection down | Tab to a column or foundation, then Enter | Click a column or the matching foundation | Tap a column or the matching foundation |
| Turn a card from the stock, or recycle the waste | — | Click the stock pile | Tap the stock pile |
| Reverse moves | — | Click "Undo" | Tap "Undo" |
| Start over with a new shuffle | — | Click "New game" (open "Menu" if it is hidden) | Tap "New game" (open "Menu" if it is hidden) |
Habits of Players Who Win More Deals
Work the right-hand columns. The last two columns hide eleven face-down cards between them. Freeing them early opens up more of the game than any card from the waste.
Don’t empty a column without a King waiting. A gap that only a King can fill is wasted if no King is ready.
Be slow with foundations. It is tempting to send every card home right away, but a low card on the board can still be a landing spot. A black 3 might be the only place for a red 2 you need to free.
Remember the stock order. The waste is recycled in the same sequence each time. If you know a needed 8 is three cards deep, you can plan for it.
Test risky moves with Undo. There is no cap on undo steps while the page stays open, so try a line, see what flips over, and rewind if it goes nowhere.
A Solitaire That Respects Your Eyes
Klondike is the natural first pick for anyone new to patience games, and this version is especially comfortable to read. You can choose among three text sizes, switch on high contrast or adjust spacing, and a brief three-line rules card greets you on your first visit.
If you want a deal where every card is visible from the start, try FreeCell Solitaire. For a quicker addition-based patience, Pyramid Solitaire is a good next stop.
Klondike Solitaire: questions players ask
Is this Klondike Solitaire draw one or draw three?
Draw one. Each tap on the stock flips a single card onto the waste. When the stock is used up, tapping its empty spot turns the waste back over in the same order, and you can repeat that as many times as you want.
Why are hearts and diamonds drawn as outlines?
The game was designed to read well on black-and-white e-ink displays. Instead of red ink, red suits are shown hollow and black suits solid. It looks unusual at first, but it is very clear on any screen.
Does Klondike Solitaire have a score or timer?
No. There is no points system and no clock. A move counter tracks how many moves you have made, so you can try to beat your own count on later games.
Can I play Klondike on my phone without downloading an app?
Yes. It runs in the mobile browser, and you play by tapping a card and then tapping where it should go, so no dragging is needed. Turning the phone sideways gives the seven columns more room.
What happens to my game if I close the page?
The deal and your move count are kept on your device and reappear on your next visit in the same browser. Your list of undo steps starts empty after a reload, though.
Credits and license
Klondike Solitaire was created by Christopher Müller and released as open source. FreezeNova hosts a lightly adapted copy on its own server, together with the original license file.
- Source code: github.com/YourChaosChris (original project)
- Code license: MIT
- Art & audio: MIT (cards drawn in code with text ranks and inline SVG suits; no image or audio files)
- Our changes: We lifted this single game out of the multi-game PaperGames app, left it in English only and removed the service worker, the language switcher and links to the app's other pages. The rules are as the author wrote them.
